The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-21


professor wac q German awordsman named
MontbiHch. he was tall. fsshy, and MUSCULAR.
and at the same time tn. e'st E natnrs I Fellow sn
duel, particularly with a professor. Professors
Of all kind. ha,s sly S ,b been Manor, more r. less
81 co. p'FHG s:5S snd fsd
slight difference, about coup, And. naturally
come 70 an undsrstsnding was to night It out
They fought with broadswords because 1t
Ts: aa0oTH ma sus 's sss @
siys. At the frat pass, honthlaoh made ter
ribly Vicious cut At his adversary, evidently N.
Thlmtcoprt.. who had his own Ides, az. not
esr co w.h his tss sT2sa
scalp. At the samo time tvs Frr9chnan. pass
Ing undor his ady.r ,1 s ~ opspSd MS
S Sns' ana nlt q. Moved is.y
op.s so Would NOT w,th ps ans
They had taken no surgeon. with them, and
n,5 IN e ss soS Hor ~s: he sss IN Fl:
S DsfS ow a o Ssod Wake. h home in frenzy q
s ansS sb Sa sr g. n
md DO would have assursdly chopped OF
head Il s had had shanss to
Tusiiiafs, : Gsrmsp mliltIs company, thon
..sas sy w G"D Il
Of the oaks SAY that for . time II was daily
procession Of pilgrims to this oi1ody a Mecca.
were carried home for burial, but ,9noe on the
field # honor sns. rep o on1
t n sSI rslpss of the Veins '' 'N' ''
nr. haxhes fodeselauI y.s tai. muscular,
and athletic Young map whoieson!SSo S ana POP
III Of lsss snd .asd
Mr. Donation Auxustin was tall. slim Young
t hS tSp % H:s as n crack
ertil cry company 81 those days. Augustin had
sabre Parade had Just been dismissed. Peder;
eSa1 cane hs an At ,bs "a
logo d'OrlSana"1 and loyially. but lrrcvently.
gave deprsoatory kick to the staggering
"s1RP2sa a. . .osniaf you do with this thing"
Quick as flash came the retort:
FPlqH me-! ne few Ra''s to some quiet place
Not word more was said. each man picked
up two friends to not as seconds. and forthwith.
sight OF sorimmags. marchsd to the scene OF
II, thoss days New Orleans was not extsn-
soon rssd Ra fslr u uni.
t2sa w s.ssss to sn &
them in position and enjoining each 70 DO his
and TO 10 i shsg went
fsdeeslapx was in the full vigor Of manhood
n more YOUTH yoush With lille in arms but
very active and willing AZ luck you'd have +
S T., 5 psss NJ :a
t tSs ss fss d nno
Some time a;tervsrd rsdssslsuI had quar-
rel with a retired FRENCH cavalry offcer. 70;
puted as a dnelist The cartel was PASSED
the Frsnehman. having the choice OF weapons.
selsoted brondswords on horseback. They
td ss oR as f.n t
account OF tho peculiar game Of ball which used
to be played there.
sight Tho advsrsaries wore mounted on
spirited horses and stripped to the waist. As
e eoey 'ns Sfas' @
ment and tho confidence OF their bearing.
gave promise Of an interesting night. Tho
but his musclss looked like whip cord aud his
broad. hairy chest gave evidenoe Ct remark
Somewhat SOM Af IIehtsr D in wsishi. was sdmlrsbiy
proportiened, and his youthful snpplenoss
seemed to more than c2nnterhalanoe his
from the BLADES, and tho TWO adyersariss
moment mt both ho s had been ya"tsd to
face each other by tho expert riders. and
II. Ssr 1 me as.i s %oa hsss
sisds ill., i his asiet syosS hsa not
then that, with lightning rapidty; before his
adversary could recover his guard. which had
been disturbed by the momentum OF his blow,
and with vol objected coup dc poi,is a droits
thaying taken care to Keep his adversary to the
the french ofieer, who r.eed n his s1dde.
foil, and was picked ny, ssnseless and bleeding
BY his friends He died soon oI ai.s ,rS ,,
cavalry. sabres by .Alphopse. Cuylllier and
airy. They had a. quarrel, which terminated
In a street fight. the result of which was that
Cuvillisr was wounded by sehonbsrg with
As soon as h. hsd, sufficiently recovered
from his injuries; Cuyiller gent Msssrs. Emile
tel 10 senomberg, who Immediately accepted
It. choosing broadswords on horseback. They
fought on D'Aanin Green. little above Car.
a vicious cut at his adversary, which. falling
short, or being otherwise misealeulatsd, sew
thai fell on tho spot. This put stop to the dual.
Bome time sftsrward Alexander Cuvilller
died. and his brother, Adolphe Cuvillier, who
had charge Of his succossion. received \ letter
from sehombsrg. This letter recalled the duel.
saving tina, thu horse, which had bsen killed in
worth $500, Which he had hsd to reim burse. and
limiting that it would certainly DO proper for
Ar. CuyilIlor to pay i'm back At least hall that
amount. Mr.. Adolphe Cuvlllier wrote back,
saying that his brother was doad. and
that he had accented the succession. and had
charge OF all his brother's business, this guar
rel, OF course, Included. That no would cheer
fully send 9 check Tor $3.50. as tostamsntary
executor OF his brother, and, as such, would
also be exceedingly willing to pay full price
for another horse II tho Lieutenant agrSsd to
renew The hRht. Ho mover received an answer.
1t would seem that Donation Augustin, who
was etsr in his life Judge OF one OF the Dis
triet Courts, General OF tho Louisiana Legion.
and one Of ths most highly esteemed and con-
eervative Of our citizens was lucky in the fow
duels In which the tsmpsr OF the period caused
him to be engaged. Two of his adVsrsnries
each kilod his man In subsequent encounters.
Pedssclaux, as above stated, and Saintmanat,
with whom he hRrmessly exchanged one or
ward killed Azenor Bosque In a due! also
with pistols. and subsequently. with similar
weapons, grievouslv wounded Com. Rlebaud.
The following affair, which he had with Aox-
andsr Graihs, 10 I0d here on account oil the
interest connected with Graiho's luck In q
subsequent encounter. The cause OF the quar-
rel Is at this day OF small concern. Suf1lce 1t
to say that after the insult or rather prQvoca-
ton had passed flor In those dhys gentlemen
rarely insultodL and each was sure that
deadly meetin. was to follow. the two gentle
mon travelled together In 4 carriage with
ladies, who wondered. after the duel, at thor